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Danton

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Drama History

Overview

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he blocked out a plan for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.

Director Andrzej Wajda

Screenplay / Writer Jean-Claude Carrière, Agnieszka Holland, Andrzej Wajda, Bolesław Michałek, Jacek Gąsiorowski

Runtime 2h 16m (136 min)

Release Date 1983-01-12

Countries France, Poland

Original Language FR

Status Released

Budget N/A

Revenue N/A

Top Cast (Live Data)

Gérard Depardieu

Georges Danton

Wojciech Pszoniak

Maximilien Robespierre

Lacroix of Eure-et-Loir

Alain Macé

François Héron

Jacques Villeret

François-Joseph Westermann

Anne Alvaro

Eléonore Duplay

Bogusław Linda

Antoine de Saint-Just

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Keywords

france beheading civil rights french revolution biography guillotine trial parliament period drama courthouse human rights courtroom democracy 18th century corrupt system robespierre orator reign of terror national hero republic public execution political opposition corrupt legal system freedom of the press danton political pressure